2003 ARIN Board of Trustees and Advisory Council Election Results

Posted: Fri, 07 Nov 2003

Scott Bradner and John Curran have been elected to the ARIN Board of Trustees. Each will serve a three-year term commencing January 1, 2004. The ARIN Board of Trustees congratulates Scott and John and looks forward to working with them.

The ARIN Board of Trustees wishes to thank David Kelly and Paul Vixie for their participation as candidates in the election, wishes them well in their future endeavors, and encourages them to remain active in the activities of ARIN.

ARIN would also like to congratulate the following individuals on their election to the ARIN Advisory Council: Leo Bicknell, Mark Kosters, Lea Roberts, Robert Seastrom, and Stacy Taylor to three-year terms; Andrew Dul to a two-year term; and Paul Andersen and Kevin Martin to one-year terms.

The ARIN Board of Trustees wishes to thank Dave Diller, Dale Finkelson, Chris Liljenstolpe, Cleveland Mickles, and Steve Rubin for their participation as candidates in the election and looks forward to their continued participation in the activities of ARIN.

Regards,

Raymond A. Plzak
President and CEO
American Registry for Internet Numbers


Nomination Process

In accordance with the ARIN Bylaws:

  • A call for ARIN Board of Trustees and Advisory Council nominations went out to ARIN members via the arin-announce mailing list and ARIN's website
  • Nominations closed at the specified date and time
  • All eligible nominations for the Board of Trustees and Advisory Council were put forth to the general membership
  • Candidate bios were posted to the ARIN website
  • Each candidate was given an opportunity to address the ARIN membership at the ARIN XII Members Meeting in Chicago, Illinois, on October 24, 2003.

Election Process

In accordance with the ARIN Bylaws:

  • Online voting for the ARIN members began October 27, 2003, at 09:00 EST
  • Voting closed 1 week later on November 3, 2003, at 09:00 EST
  • All online votes were required to be confirmed by the voter by 12:00 EST on November 3
  • The votes were tallied by ARIN President Raymond A. Plzak, ARIN Treasurer Lee Howard, and ARIN Counsel Steve Ryan
  • The results are provided below. The election process and results have been verified according to the requirements in the ARIN Bylaws.

Vote Count for the Board of Trustees
Board of Trustees
Candidates
Total Count Elected Term Length
Scott Bradner 64 Checkmark 3 years
John Curran 58 Checkmark 3 years
David Kelly 12    
Paul Vixie 50    
Total Votes Cast 184    
Vote Count for the Advisory Council
Advisory Council
Candidates
Total Count Elected Term Length
Paul Andersen* 49 Checkmark 1 year
Leo Bicknell 68 Checkmark 3 years
Dave Diller 39    
Andrew Dul* 49 Checkmark 2 years
Dale Finkelson 44    
Mark Kosters 58 Checkmark 3 years
Chris Liljenstolpe 38    
Kevin Martin 48 Checkmark 1 year
Cleveland Mickles 29    
Lea Roberts 67 Checkmark 3 years
Steve Rubin 35    
Robert Seastrom 53 Checkmark 3 years
Stacy Taylor 67 Checkmark 3 years
Total Votes Cast 644    

* Paul Andersen and Andrew Dul tied with 49 votes each. One of these candidates was to serve a 2-year term and the other was to serve a 1-year term on the Advisory Council. According to ARIN's Bylaws, Article VII, Section 5.a., "If two (2) or more nominees receive the same number of votes for vacancies for dissimilar terms the assignment of terms shall be determined by lot." In the presence of witnesses on November 4, 2003, ARIN President Ray Plzak drew Andrew Dul's name as the individual to serve the longer (2-year) term. Paul Andersen will therefore serve the shorter (1-year) term.